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Staal Gives Clear Indication He Is 100%

August 27, 2013, 10:06 PM ET [71 Comments]
Jan Levine
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Marc Staal spoke with ESPN's Pierre LeBrun today at the Canadian Olympic Orientation Camp. His statements are the clearest indication and support what others including GM Glen Sather has been staying that Staal is 100%, which includes his eye injured by a puck last March 5 against the Flyers. Assuming this is true, and I have no real reason to doubt it, based on the quote below, this makes the Rangers defense and team look a heck of a lot better.

Here is the entire part of the blog about Staal:

Rangers blueliner Marc Staal says he’s ready to go after suffering a scary eye injury last season.

"It's good. Really good. I had a really good summer of training and I feel really good," Staal said Tuesday. "When I'm on the ice, I don't really notice it at all. I'm excited and anxious just to start the season up and get it going."

Staal said he’s adjusted well.

"It was more of just adapting to the depth perception and things like that when I was coming back,” Staal explained. "It just wasn't clicking when I was trying to come back in the playoffs there. But with the time off and the training now, everything's back to normal and I'm feeling really good."

Many people believe Staal could make Team Canada as long as there are no signs he’s limited by what happened to his eye.

"I have no limitations at all. It's been a great summer of training,” said Staal. "Physically from the time I was cleared to start working out, there wasn't anything I couldn't do as far as physically getting ready. So that part of it has been really good this summer, just getting into shape, getting stronger and getting ready for the season."
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